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Music from the Hills

Sep 1, 2019 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Music

With John Uhlemann

John Uhlemann brings you 2 hours of strangely beautiful folk and traditional music from Eastern Europe and Scandinavia, with occasional forays into the Middle East and Western Europe.

Music from the Hills
4:01 PM
Peter Sieck & Marta Bartholomew - Macedonian piece in 9/8, duet
Peter Sieck & Marta Bartholomew Macedonian piece in 9/8, duet
Balkan Camp recording (private recording) 2019
4:06 PM
Valbona Mema, with central Albanian ensemble - Vallja e Malenakes
Valbona Mema, with central Albanian ensemble Vallja e Malenakes
Albanian Folk Dances with Genci Kastrati (self produced) 2018
a song and dance from central Albania
4:09 PM
Shaban Çela - Vallja e Bradasheshit
Shaban Çela Vallja e Bradasheshit
Valle dhe Kaba me klarinetë vol. 2 Studio Univers 2012
a dance from Central Albania, in a very complex rhythm, with a fast second section in 7/8
4:12 PM
group from Rrajce - Vallja e Buzukut dhe Rrajces
group from Rrajce Vallja e Buzukut dhe Rrajces
Balkan Camp 2019 East Coast (self published) 2019
Rrajce is a small town in southern Albania, near the Macedonian border. The first part of this song is in 12/8
4:20 PM
Pirin ensemble - Kamber (Aishe)
Pirin ensemble Kamber (Aishe)
Dances from Bulgaria Petur Iliev 2019
This starts a group of dance songs from Macedonia. This and the nex area from Pirin district.
4:25 PM
Гуна Иванова - Domakine
Гуна Иванова Domakine
Poklon S Pesen Diapason 2011
another song from Pirin, Bulgaria, this one in Shirto style (7/8)
4:30 PM
Кон Исток со Бајса Арифовска и Даниел Маневски (кавал) - Машка Крстачка и Цигаанче
Кон Исток со Бајса Арифовска и Даниел Маневски (кавал) Машка Крстачка и Цигаанче
Од Македонското поднедје Minasterstvo za Kultura na Republika Makedonija 2019
a "crossing dance" in 13/8, followed by a Tsiganchitsa, a symmetrical line dance in fast 7/8
4:36 PM
Adam Good - Baba Dzhurdzha
Adam Good Baba Dzhurdzha
Dances of Macedonia and the Balkans Folksounds Records 2002
This Macedonian dance is in 11/8 divided 3+3+2+3.
4:39 PM
Душко Георгивски и "Кон Исток" со Бајса Арифовска - Комита пита
Душко Георгивски и "Кон Исток" со Бајса Арифовска Комита пита
Од Македонското поднедје Minasterstvo za Kultura na Republika Makedonija 2019
4:46 PM
Giorgos Patsouras - Kleftes Veltsistinoi (feat. Stavros Kapsalis, clarino)
Giorgos Patsouras Kleftes Veltsistinoi (feat. Stavros Kapsalis, clarino)
Xenitia (feat. Stavros Kapsalis) [Ipeirotika Tragoudia] Next 2018
a Greek dance in slow 6, from Epirus , up near the Albanian Border
4:51 PM
Dimitris Tsipras, Marifenia Rizou & Matina Tzika - Aspra Mou Poulia (feat. Dimitris Rizos)(Zagorissios)
Dimitris Tsipras, Marifenia Rizou & Matina Tzika Aspra Mou Poulia (feat. Dimitris Rizos)(Zagorissios)
Ipeirotika Tragoudia Me Tous Lalitades (feat. Dimitris Rizos) Next 2013
another Greek dance from Epirus, this one a Zagorissios in slow 5
4:58 PM
Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band - Nuts to You
Shake 'Em Up Jazz Band Nuts to You
The Boy In The Boat self published 2019
5:06 PM
Ελένη Λεγάκη - Νάμουνα Ο Αργαλειός Σου
Ελένη Λεγάκη Νάμουνα Ο Αργαλειός Σου
Γιάντα Victory 2008
a Greek Island song (as is the next selection), this one in Isios form
5:09 PM
Ελένη Λεγάκη - Πέρα Στο Απέναντι Χωριό
Ελένη Λεγάκη Πέρα Στο Απέναντι Χωριό
Γιάντα Victory 2008
and this one is in sousta form
5:13 PM
Adem Ekiz - Ağapo Se Ağapas Me
Adem Ekiz Ağapo Se Ağapas Me
Selanik'ten Trabzon'a Köprü Gülvercin 2013
This, and the next selection, are Pontic Greek dances (from the Black Sea coast). This one is a tík.
5:18 PM
Giorgos & Lazaros Ioannidis - Tamzara
Giorgos & Lazaros Ioannidis Tamzara
Horos 2012 (private issue) 2012
This is a re-issue of an older recording. The "tamzara" is a popular dance from the southern Black Sea coast into Armenia. they are all in 9/8 and have a similar form
5:25 PM
Nikolay Kodzhabashev (tambura) & Slivenci folk group - Na Trapeza and Rûchenitsa
Nikolay Kodzhabashev (tambura) & Slivenci folk group Na Trapeza and Rûchenitsa
Nikolay Kodzhabashev and friends (self published) 2016
5:32 PM
Nikolay Doktorov - Kaspichanska Ruchenitsa
Nikolay Doktorov Kaspichanska Ruchenitsa
Solo Kaval Music from Bulgaria Finnville Music production
5:36 PM
Donka Koleva & Kabile - Pravo (Donka Koleva) Dena Is Patia Varveshe
Donka Koleva & Kabile Pravo (Donka Koleva) Dena Is Patia Varveshe
Traditional Music From Thrace (self published) 2011
5:38 PM
Kabile - Rachenitsa
Kabile Rachenitsa
Traditional Music From Thrace (self published) 2011
5:46 PM
Zlatne Uste - Jaws Chachak
Zlatne Uste Jaws Chachak
In the Center of the Village Azalea City Recordings 1999
5:49 PM
Muzo Mahmud (zurna) - Romaska Phuro Oro
Muzo Mahmud (zurna) Romaska Phuro Oro
Milo Destanovski EEFC 2019 (self published) 2019
This is a Roma dance from Eastern Macedonia, a type called "pharo" or "heavy"
5:53 PM
Kenge Dibrane - Cuca vesh fustan je
Kenge Dibrane Cuca vesh fustan je
Kenge Dibrane 2015 (self Published) 2015
a dance of the Albanian minority in Macedonia
5:56 PM
Shake 'em up Jazz Band - Nuts to You
Shake 'em up Jazz Band Nuts to You
The Boy In The Boat self published 2019
The will be at Focal Point in Maplewood this evening - catch them, if you can